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it is because humankind imagine a better way. good citizens who no longer compromise the water and air we , why? because good citizens understand we are all connected and bound together in the inescapable network of mutuality. i think of a young lawyer on my staff. he was at equal distance from the first explosion from the second one on boylston street. there are no strangers here. my daughter was walking towards boylston street when the first bomb went off. she helped care for the injured. we are not strangers. we are all connected to each other. we share the same fears and the same hopes and community. we are tied in a single garment of destiny. -- affects one directly affects us all indirectly. we are one community. be good citizens. the kind u mass has prepared you to be in your future and the world will be bright indeed. congratulations graduates. god bless you. good luck. [cheers and applause] >> is part of the 2014 commencement coverage, we are joined by an english professor who has participated in the school's commencemen
it is because humankind imagine a better way. good citizens who no longer compromise the water and air we , why? because good citizens understand we are all connected and bound together in the inescapable network of mutuality. i think of a young lawyer on my staff. he was at equal distance from the first explosion from the second one on boylston street. there are no strangers here. my daughter was walking towards boylston street when the first bomb went off. she helped care for the injured. we...
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mankind, humankind. and we are getting to a point of saturation now would either we deal with it or we will suffer the consequences of this limited, this limit on the benefits that we can utilize space for. one need only take a look at how we rely on space for whether. for communications. you name it. we have brought down the cost of telephone calls so dramatically with the use of space. we have agriculture that now depends on space. gps. we have whole economies based on space better now in jeopardy because we're not cleaning up our trash. we need to make sure that we just not track it. it's like a tracking trash in space. it's not the answer. what the answer is eliminating the trash from space, and this shouldn't just be something the american taxpayer needs to bear the burden of. we need to make sure that we have an initiative. we should hopefully, this hearing will provide step number one for creating international initiative to clear space debris from orbital space. and i would imagine that our frien
mankind, humankind. and we are getting to a point of saturation now would either we deal with it or we will suffer the consequences of this limited, this limit on the benefits that we can utilize space for. one need only take a look at how we rely on space for whether. for communications. you name it. we have brought down the cost of telephone calls so dramatically with the use of space. we have agriculture that now depends on space. gps. we have whole economies based on space better now in...
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it is because humankind imagine a better way. good citizens who no longer compromise the water and air we share, why? because good citizens understand we are all connected and bound together in the inescapable network of mutuality. i think of a young lawyer on my staff. he was at equal distance from the first explosion from the second one on boylston street. there are no strangers here. my daughter was walking towards boylston street when the first bomb went off. she helped care for the injured. we are not strangers. we are all connected to each other. we share the same fears and the same hopes and community. we are tied in a single garment of destiny. whatever what -- affects one directly affects us all indirectly. we are one community. be good citizens. the kind u mass has prepared you to be in your future and the world will be bright indeed. congratulations graduates. god bless you. good luck. [cheers and applause] >> as part of the 2014 commencement coverage, we are joined by an english professor who has participated in the s
it is because humankind imagine a better way. good citizens who no longer compromise the water and air we share, why? because good citizens understand we are all connected and bound together in the inescapable network of mutuality. i think of a young lawyer on my staff. he was at equal distance from the first explosion from the second one on boylston street. there are no strangers here. my daughter was walking towards boylston street when the first bomb went off. she helped care for the...
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. >> even a modest rise, have dramatic impacts on humankind. >> how is it changing the way you live today? techknow... every saturday, go where science meets humanity... >> this is some of the best driving i've ever done... even though i can't see. >> techknow... >> we're here in the vortex... only on al jazeera america violence corruption and poverty. that's guy nearia in the news today. but it's much more. it's a an economic powerhouse and global investors want to get in on the action. isle explain. also underwater mortgages in america. my year long look continues. plus inside america's drone zones. see where they are testing technology that could one day deliver packages or even a piazza right to your door. "real money." ♪ >>> this is "real money." you are the most important of the show to tell me what is on your mind by tweeting me or hit me up on facebook. think nigeria and global outrage over 276 schoolgirls abducted by radical insurgents and a government that doesn't appear to be doing much to rescue them. think nigeria are corruption on a scale that plagues africa's most populou
. >> even a modest rise, have dramatic impacts on humankind. >> how is it changing the way you live today? techknow... every saturday, go where science meets humanity... >> this is some of the best driving i've ever done... even though i can't see. >> techknow... >> we're here in the vortex... only on al jazeera america violence corruption and poverty. that's guy nearia in the news today. but it's much more. it's a an economic powerhouse and global investors want...
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. >> even a modest rise, have dramatic impacts on humankind. >> how is it changing the way you live today? techknow... every saturday, go where science meets humanity... >> this is some of the best driving i've ever done... even though i can't see. >> techknow... >> we're here in the vortex... only on al jazeera america >>> time now for news bites with four al jazeera journalists still languishing in egyptian prisons as a court slowly hear the alleged case against them. the qatar based network wants to go to another court, suing for $150 million. al jazeera is basing its legal claim on a 14-year-old treaty between egypt and qatar that stipulates the mutual promotion and protection of investments. since last year's coup that ousted the muslim brotherhood, al jazeera has had its channel kicked out of the country and says its other networks have been subjected to harassment, intimidation and the jamming of transmissions. according to al jazeera, the interim government has also breached its treaty operation of the right for the news to be freely what in the current climate and under today's e
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modest rises over 100 years, 200 years have dramatic impacts on humankind. >> in addition to gathering data. the team spent a great deal of time on sea ice ma measurementscollected form a picture of what lays beneath the ice. it measures thickness, thickness of the ice layer and the snow cover. there's snow later on. it's like a parker traps warm air, it's an important process to understand. >> according to recently released data arctic sea ice cover is in record lows. >> we compared our data to 30, 40-year-old data and find huge differences there. that is consistent with what the climate scientists say that the whole climate of the arctic has been changing. >> it's not just changes to the ice that could affect climate change. this year operation icebridge added a pair of speck trom otters on board, to monitor changes to the reflectivity of the ice, known as albedo. >> if it is changing, more ice is melting, it absorbs more energy. >> because the ice sheet acts as a mirror of sunlight. >> it does. when the sea ice disappears and melts, you go from a white surface. issue? >> it's a posi
modest rises over 100 years, 200 years have dramatic impacts on humankind. >> in addition to gathering data. the team spent a great deal of time on sea ice ma measurementscollected form a picture of what lays beneath the ice. it measures thickness, thickness of the ice layer and the snow cover. there's snow later on. it's like a parker traps warm air, it's an important process to understand. >> according to recently released data arctic sea ice cover is in record lows. >> we...
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. >> even a modest rise, have dramatic impacts on humankind. >> how is it changing the way you live today? techknow... every saturday, go where science meets humanity... >> this is some of the best driving i've ever done... even though i can't see. >> techknow... >> we're here in the vortex... only on al jazeera america >>> i am felicity barr you are watching "talk toays" with sean penn >> four of al jazeera's journalists are detained. they have been joined by media organizations around the world. how important is freedom of the press to you? because in some senses, you know, you will get hounded by paparazzi and people you don't want to be hounded by but in general, the importance of the to you? >> for many years, because he had had a front-row seat and a personal experience, many, many times, still today i see how responsible so much of journalism is, virtually making up lies. and i am talking about including mainstream journalism. i have seen it in "the "new york times"," the "los angeles times" but with firsthand witness, it was in my own case, it was related to things that really don
. >> even a modest rise, have dramatic impacts on humankind. >> how is it changing the way you live today? techknow... every saturday, go where science meets humanity... >> this is some of the best driving i've ever done... even though i can't see. >> techknow... >> we're here in the vortex... only on al jazeera america >>> i am felicity barr you are watching "talk toays" with sean penn >> four of al jazeera's journalists are detained. they...
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. >> even a modest rise, have dramatic impacts on humankind. >> how is it changing the way you live today? techknow... every saturday, go where science meets humanity... >> this is some of the best driving i've ever done... even though i can't see. >> techknow... >> we're here in the vortex... only on al jazeera america >> the story is not just about the listening, it's about the competition in digital delivery of music. i have to admit that i'm a free loader. i go on to a popular streaming site. ask for something. it's immediately delivered to me and occasionally i'll get a commercial but i have no idea what they're really advertising except for music that i wouldn't buy, and occasionally the service itself. on the back end my choices are put on a social media site, but i don't understand how anybody makes a living, much less the musician. >> well, they are addressing that . they're addressing the charge for subscription. that payinthat is paying for so. they pay every fourth music from an independent, and they sell merchandise. they have artist pages where the artist has control over wh
. >> even a modest rise, have dramatic impacts on humankind. >> how is it changing the way you live today? techknow... every saturday, go where science meets humanity... >> this is some of the best driving i've ever done... even though i can't see. >> techknow... >> we're here in the vortex... only on al jazeera america >> the story is not just about the listening, it's about the competition in digital delivery of music. i have to admit that i'm a free...
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. >> even a modest rise, have dramatic impacts on humankind. >> how is it changing the way you live today? techknow... every saturday, go where science meets humanity... >> this is some of the best driving i've ever done... even though i can't see. >> techknow... >> we're here in the vortex... only on al jazeera america > >>> this is al jazeera america. i'm thomas drayton in new york. let's get you caught up on the top stories this hour. >>> there's no hope for finding survivors in afghanistan's massive land slide. efforts to help the 4,000 who survived, but have nothing. >>> anger in ukraine and calls for an investigation after deaths of dozens of pro-russian activists in a building set on fire. >>> a diplomatic
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. >> even a modest rise, have dramatic impacts on humankind. >> how is it changing the way you live today? techknow... every saturday, go where science meets humanity... >> this is some of the best driving i've ever done... even though i can't see. >> techknow... >> we're here in the vortex... only on al jazeera america ds -. al jazeera america, take a new look at news. >> you followed their journey across the border >> it was heart wrenching... >> now see how it changed the lives of the people involved. >> i didn't go back to the person that i was before i left... >> an emotional borderland reunion >> this trip was personal to me... this is real... >> long held beliefs >>...illegal in mexico too.. >> learn the language! come here... >>...most ridiculous thing i've heard in my life >> tested by hard lived truths... >> these migrants are being exploited >> beyond borderland... only on al jazeera america joining us for "talk toays" actor, sean penn >> you are a staunch defender of human rights and some people have questioned about your friendship with the late venzuelan president hugo chave
. >> even a modest rise, have dramatic impacts on humankind. >> how is it changing the way you live today? techknow... every saturday, go where science meets humanity... >> this is some of the best driving i've ever done... even though i can't see. >> techknow... >> we're here in the vortex... only on al jazeera america ds -. al jazeera america, take a new look at news. >> you followed their journey across the border >> it was heart wrenching......
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. >> even a modest rise, have dramatic impacts on humankind. >> how is it changing the way you live today? techknow... every saturday, go where science meets humanity... >> this is some of the best driving i've ever done... even though i can't see. >> techknow... >> we're here in the vortex... only on al jazeera america minute. >> i'm stephanie sy, this is "talk to al jazeera." our guest is gloria steinem, a feminist icon. let's talk about first-world problems versus third-world problems. we talked about the pay gap and other issues, and yet there are places where women are stoned for adultery. places where women can't leave the house without a man, where they are sentenced to gang rapes and honour killings. in places where that is happening. what is at the root, do you think, of what is working for women. >> i think we share the root and it takes different forms, and the root is controlling reproduction. if you want to control refor example you have to control women's bodies. if you want to determine paternity and ownership of children you have to restrict the freedom of women. >> is tha
. >> even a modest rise, have dramatic impacts on humankind. >> how is it changing the way you live today? techknow... every saturday, go where science meets humanity... >> this is some of the best driving i've ever done... even though i can't see. >> techknow... >> we're here in the vortex... only on al jazeera america minute. >> i'm stephanie sy, this is "talk to al jazeera." our guest is gloria steinem, a feminist icon. let's talk about...
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how did progress take priority over humankind? how could the desire for a modern way of life that threatens our future be considered a way of life? could it be we are connected to all things in the universe, not the center of it? that suburbs in los angeles affect the melting icecaps of antarctica? deforestation in the congo affects the typhoons of japan? now we must face the insurmountable challenges for what they really are, opportunities to reinvent and redesign. "e2: the economies of being environmentally conscious."
how did progress take priority over humankind? how could the desire for a modern way of life that threatens our future be considered a way of life? could it be we are connected to all things in the universe, not the center of it? that suburbs in los angeles affect the melting icecaps of antarctica? deforestation in the congo affects the typhoons of japan? now we must face the insurmountable challenges for what they really are, opportunities to reinvent and redesign. "e2: the economies of...
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. >> even a modest rise, have dramatic impacts on humankind. >> how is it changing the way you live today? techknow... every saturday, go where science meets humanity... >> this is some of the best driving i've ever done... even though i can't see. >> techknow... >> we're here in the vortex... only on al jazeera america >> canada has taken something from the united states, and politician s in washington should be working very hard to get it back. justin bieber, i'm kidding. canada is the home to the highest middle class in the world. the study documented after-tax income in 20 countries, since 1980. and it showed that through the years the united states, which had the highest median income for decades, began losing ground to canada in 2000. and by 2010, median incomes in the u.s. and canada were roughly equal. now that's where the lu lu lux embourg study left off. leading to the likely conclusion that canada's median income is now the highest in the world. the reason: it might have a little bit to do with luck and olot to do with policy decisions, according to diane francis, award winning
. >> even a modest rise, have dramatic impacts on humankind. >> how is it changing the way you live today? techknow... every saturday, go where science meets humanity... >> this is some of the best driving i've ever done... even though i can't see. >> techknow... >> we're here in the vortex... only on al jazeera america >> canada has taken something from the united states, and politician s in washington should be working very hard to get it back. justin...
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. >> even a modest rise, have dramatic impacts on humankind. >> how is it changing the way you live today? techknow... every saturday, go where science meets humanity... >> this is some of the best driving i've ever done... even though i can't see. >> techknow... >> we're here in the vortex... only on al jazeera america . >>> this is where it all began, the texas capitol building where last summer, politicians passed one of the most restrictive abortion laws the state has ever seen. democratic state senator wendy davis tried to block the bill to a filibuster, speaking for 11 hours straight? >> members, i am rising on the floor today to humbly give voice to thousands of texans who have been ignored. >> after loud interruptions by protesters, the deadline passed without a vote. >> senate bill 5 cannot be signed in the presence of the senate at this time and, therefore, cannot be... >> it meant she couldn't sit down, lien on the podium, eat, drink, or go to the bathroom for the entire time. for her efforts, davis won supporters from around the country, including powerful democrats who convin
. >> even a modest rise, have dramatic impacts on humankind. >> how is it changing the way you live today? techknow... every saturday, go where science meets humanity... >> this is some of the best driving i've ever done... even though i can't see. >> techknow... >> we're here in the vortex... only on al jazeera america . >>> this is where it all began, the texas capitol building where last summer, politicians passed one of the most restrictive abortion...
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. >> even a modest rise, have dramatic impacts on humankind. >> how is it changing the way you live today? techknow... every saturday, go where science meets humanity... >> this is some of the best driving i've ever done... even though i can't see. >> techknow... >> we're here in the vortex... only on al jazeera america >> hey, hey, bill ny, the science guy here, not only am i moving around the world. i am flowing with "the stream". >> welcome back. we are discussing responses to climate change in the wake of a new report that says americans are feeling its effect. we talked about what individuals are doing in response to this global crisis. >> now, we turn to surprising ways that city leaders are combatting this in their local communitieses. joining us is hechter bailey for the city of bolder. welcome to the show. >> thank you. hello. >> nice to have you. dan, there are a number of states and cities and mun municipalities doing innovative things. are there any that stand out to you? >> a few, greensburg, kansas, which you might have remembered, the town was flattened by a tornado about s
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. >> you know, when it comes to this come in the whole history of humankind in the world, it has never been done. there might have been a couple that i understand, but it was short-lived. the fact of the matter is that when they go down and when they start going down, they never come back up and they never regained their premier status as the power on earth. can we avoid that fate? charleston what you think? >> we can't avoid it because we are still number one. we have history on her side. so we know exactly what to do. or somehow we romanticize history because the people in charge somehow have figured out that the socialistic idea is described by thomas moore. whoever it is. president obama and these others, this whole thing, the notion of being fair has really crossed all of these umpires that you talk about. you talk about all of the former european empires to the point where i don't think they can even come back. so we know what they're doing and we have the political will to do it? someone articulate this to the average person when we become number two, number three, number four a
. >> you know, when it comes to this come in the whole history of humankind in the world, it has never been done. there might have been a couple that i understand, but it was short-lived. the fact of the matter is that when they go down and when they start going down, they never come back up and they never regained their premier status as the power on earth. can we avoid that fate? charleston what you think? >> we can't avoid it because we are still number one. we have history on...
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a fellow by the name of aristotle, who was a giant for the human intellect and the advancing humankind, way back fourth century b.c. classified many things and brought knowledge to a very, very high point. but aristotle made some mistakes-- and not to emphasize his mistakes, but one of the mistakes aristotle made was that if something's moving, again, there gotta be a reason for it. things don't move of themselves, and so we said if something moves, it's because there's a force pushing or pulling. these things started moving, you'd look for a force, wouldn't you? aristotle also. and so he made that one of the dictums, that if something's moving that doesn't ordinarily move, then there's a force acting. and, boom, that was carved in stone in the medieval years. but it bothered some people, because, take for example a cannonball shot from a cannon. here's a cannonball, okay? you put that inside the cannon, what makes the cannonball move? well, you got some gunpowder back here. you ignite the gunpowder, it expands. got no room to expand, what's on the way? the cannonball. and so what's th
a fellow by the name of aristotle, who was a giant for the human intellect and the advancing humankind, way back fourth century b.c. classified many things and brought knowledge to a very, very high point. but aristotle made some mistakes-- and not to emphasize his mistakes, but one of the mistakes aristotle made was that if something's moving, again, there gotta be a reason for it. things don't move of themselves, and so we said if something moves, it's because there's a force pushing or...
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near his farm and hidden within the city's shadow is what's known as the cradle of humankind. a unesco world heritage site. an incredible look back at where we, the human animal, came from. >> it's a classic little sink hole. >> there are loads of these. this is what this area is. the cradle. it's called a cradle. now a world heritage site. because 60% of all the evidence for human evolution comes out of the valley. it's from caves like this that keep the record. that geology just conspires to preserve fossils. they're very, very rare things, but they're found more here in the last ten years than they're found anywhere. so you're home. this is where you started. >> this is my ancestral homeland? >> this is your ancestral homeland. ♪ >> that sound makes me happy. what does that sound remind you of, guys? what does that evoke for you, that sound? primeval. you know? happy childhood? soup over the fire. parental love? your enemy's genitals frying in hot oil? nothing? i get to work on the heart. something i strongly suspect will be delicious. and i'm right. andrea works her magi
near his farm and hidden within the city's shadow is what's known as the cradle of humankind. a unesco world heritage site. an incredible look back at where we, the human animal, came from. >> it's a classic little sink hole. >> there are loads of these. this is what this area is. the cradle. it's called a cradle. now a world heritage site. because 60% of all the evidence for human evolution comes out of the valley. it's from caves like this that keep the record. that geology just...
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. >> even a modest rise, have dramatic impacts on humankind. >> how is it changing the way you live today? techknow... every saturday, go where science meets humanity... >> this is some of the best driving i've ever done... even though i can't see. >> techknow... >> we're here in the vortex... only on al jazeera america >>> mortgage rates are foling, but more people are paying all cash to buy a home in america. go figure. that's a day after fed chair janet yellen said she is concerned about the recovery in the real estate market. the average 30-year fixed rate loan standings at 4.21%. that is the lowest level in six months. and as you know it has been over 4.5% recently. economist said a week economic growth sent rates lower, but a year ago they were much lower that than they were now. the increase since then is one reason that home sales have slowed down. now as for cash, all cash deals accounted for 43% of all residential property sales in the first three months of this year. that's a lot. realty track said it's more than double the 19% we saw in the first quarter of 2013. here is where
. >> even a modest rise, have dramatic impacts on humankind. >> how is it changing the way you live today? techknow... every saturday, go where science meets humanity... >> this is some of the best driving i've ever done... even though i can't see. >> techknow... >> we're here in the vortex... only on al jazeera america >>> mortgage rates are foling, but more people are paying all cash to buy a home in america. go figure. that's a day after fed chair janet...
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. >> even a modest rise, have dramatic impacts on humankind. >> how is it changing the way you live today? techknow... every saturday, go where science meets humanity... >> this is some of the best driving i've ever done... even though i can't see. >> techknow... >> we're here in the vortex... only on al jazeera america >> we're in washington, mike, what does the obama administration plan to accomplish in this battle over climate change. >> reporter: the first thing he wants to do is address the problem. we can take him at face value, a problem that is more dire than ever. it is election year, not a presidential election year, and the president goes to fundraisers virtually every week and complains openly to democrats about their lack of enthusiasm, lack of turnout and this is an issue that appeals to core democratic voters that are more motivated and likely to turn out with republicans standing a chance to take control of the senate. that's something that the president wants to get away from. the president granted special access part of this bully pulpit that the president can use, this
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. >> even a modest rise, have dramatic impacts on humankind. >> how is it changing the way you live today? techknow... every saturday, go where science meets humanity... >> this is some of the best driving i've ever done... even though i can't see. >> techknow... >> we're here in the vortex... only on al jazeera america next. >> today's data dive looks at locations, location, location. a house on the ocean in east tamp area has taken the highest price. a hedge fund manager paid $147 million. the home was featured in the "new york times" home and garden section three years ago. neighbours include jerry sienfeld, and art dealer larry gagosian. it has a pond, formal gardens and growing controversy. it was sold privately, and real estate brokers are upset saying the house could have sold for more, or they are mostly angry because no one got a commission. the record it broke was is 50 acre copper beach farm sold for $120 million, listed at 70 million more. the victorian mansion has 13,500 feet, 12 bedrooms, most with fireplaces and comes with two offshore island and a private beach. luxury hom
. >> even a modest rise, have dramatic impacts on humankind. >> how is it changing the way you live today? techknow... every saturday, go where science meets humanity... >> this is some of the best driving i've ever done... even though i can't see. >> techknow... >> we're here in the vortex... only on al jazeera america next. >> today's data dive looks at locations, location, location. a house on the ocean in east tamp area has taken the highest price. a...
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. >> even a modest rise, have dramatic impacts on humankind. >> how is it changing the way you live today? techknow... every saturday, go where science meets humanity... >> this is some of the best driving i've ever done... even though i can't see. >> techknow... >> we're here in the vortex... only on al jazeera america ♪ >> now you may start seeing a lot more postal trucks in your neighborhood on sundays, amazon is expanding sunday delivery to 12 more cities across the country. right now only new york and los angeles enjoy that perk. to get it you have to join amazon prime. it could give a big boost to the postal service. but amazon is not stopping there. it's ultimate goal is to get packages into customers hands in 30 minutes or less using drones. amazon's plan is all part of the hype around unmanned aerial vehicles, uav's. an -- analysts estimate that the number will double. the federal aviation administration finally chose six civilian drone test sites. here is david shuster with a closer look at one site in texas that's hoping to lift its local economy by cashing in on drones. >> r
. >> even a modest rise, have dramatic impacts on humankind. >> how is it changing the way you live today? techknow... every saturday, go where science meets humanity... >> this is some of the best driving i've ever done... even though i can't see. >> techknow... >> we're here in the vortex... only on al jazeera america ♪ >> now you may start seeing a lot more postal trucks in your neighborhood on sundays, amazon is expanding sunday delivery to 12 more...
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. >> even a modest rise, have dramatic impacts on humankind. >> how is it changing the way you live today? techknow... every saturday, go where science meets humanity... >> this is some of the best driving i've ever done... even though i can't see. >> techknow... >> we're here in the vortex... only on al jazeera america the stream is uniquely interactive television. in fact, we depend on you, your ideas, your concerns. >> all these folks are making a whole lot of money. >> you are one of the voices of this show. >> i think you've offended everyone with that kathy. >> hold on, there's some room to offend people, i'm here. >> we have a right to know what's in our food and monsanto do not have the right to hide it from us. >> so join the conversation and make it your own. >> watch the stream. >> and join the conversation online @ajamstream. >>> a troubled prison system and a number that may help to explain why. there are 10 times as many prisoners with mental illness. more than a quarter of the inmates have been diagnosed with mental illness - raising questions about a connection. how the ca
. >> even a modest rise, have dramatic impacts on humankind. >> how is it changing the way you live today? techknow... every saturday, go where science meets humanity... >> this is some of the best driving i've ever done... even though i can't see. >> techknow... >> we're here in the vortex... only on al jazeera america the stream is uniquely interactive television. in fact, we depend on you, your ideas, your concerns. >> all these folks are making a whole...
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. >> even a modest rise, have dramatic impacts on humankind. >> how is it changing the way you live today? techknow... every saturday, go where science meets humanity... >> this is some of the best driving i've ever done... even though i can't see. >> techknow... >> we're here in the vortex... only on al jazeera america >> on real money with ali velshi, a yearlong series, america's vanishing middle class... >> i'm on a mission, that i have to keep this...
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. >> even a modest rise, have dramatic impacts on humankind. >> how is it changing the way you live today? techknow... every saturday, go where science meets humanity... >> this is some of the best driving i've ever done... even though i can't see. >> techknow... >> we're here in the vortex... only on al jazeera america >> i'm joie chen, i'm the host of america tonight, we're revolutionary because we're going back to doing best of storytelling. we have an ouportunity to really reach out and really talk to voices that we haven't heard before... i think al jazeera america is a watershed moment for american journalism >> how old are you? >> 9 >> child labor in america >> in any other industry, kids need to be 16 years old to be able to work. you don't see any of that in agriculture >> low cost food >> how many of you get up at 4 or 5 o'clock in the morning to go out to the fields? >> who's paying the price? fault lines... al jazeera america's hard hitting... ground breaking... truth seeking... >> they don't wanna show what's really going on... >> award winning, investigative, documentary ser
. >> even a modest rise, have dramatic impacts on humankind. >> how is it changing the way you live today? techknow... every saturday, go where science meets humanity... >> this is some of the best driving i've ever done... even though i can't see. >> techknow... >> we're here in the vortex... only on al jazeera america >> i'm joie chen, i'm the host of america tonight, we're revolutionary because we're going back to doing best of storytelling. we have an...
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>> i think they had a sense of what an amazing opportunity this was to change the course of humankind, to make history. they wanted to do a very good job of making history because they all had this concept that one form of immortality was fame. by that, they didn't mean being a rockstar, they meant affecting posterity so their contribution lasted for a long time. >> what were his achievements? >> he was secretary of state during the louisiana purchase. he helped convince jefferson that it was constitutional. jefferson was worrying the purchase was not constitutional. he worried so long that it looked like napoleon might pull back the offer which helped to get jefferson on board. madison said you have treaty power. the federal government can certainly acquire land this way. >> i never understood why napoleon did it. why did he sell it? >> one thing that happened was that french troops had been slaughtered in san domingo. that was the french entry port to north america. two things kept that from being successful. one was yellow fever which decimated the ranks of the french troops and th
>> i think they had a sense of what an amazing opportunity this was to change the course of humankind, to make history. they wanted to do a very good job of making history because they all had this concept that one form of immortality was fame. by that, they didn't mean being a rockstar, they meant affecting posterity so their contribution lasted for a long time. >> what were his achievements? >> he was secretary of state during the louisiana purchase. he helped convince...
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. >> even a modest rise, have dramatic impacts on humankind. >> how is it changing the way you live today? techknow... every saturday, go where science meets humanity... >> this is some of the best driving i've ever done... even though i can't see. >> techknow... >> we're here in the vortex... only on al jazeera america >> these protestors have decided that today they will be arrested >> these people have chased a president from power, they've torn down...
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. >> even a modest rise, have dramatic impacts on humankind. >> how is it changing the way you live today? techknow... every saturday, go where science meets humanity... >> this is some of the best driving i've ever done... even though i can't see. >> techknow... >> we're here in the vortex... only on al jazeera america just weeks ahead, a tragic anniversary comes to the philippine. shoreline mountains and more than 100 million people who live across 7,000 islands. is what can be very dangerous waters. >> it came from the east. an enormous storm barreling across the islands. >> layed over an image of our country, it would cover the entire east coast, from the canadian board tore well past the tip of florida. it stretches as far west as missouri. typhoon was the biggest tropical cyclone to ever make land fall, sustainment of 195 miles per hour. some gusts reached well over 200. but it was the water, that did the most damage. and took the most lives. carried away everything in its path, and thousands of people. as it is known in the filling means easily the deadliest natural disaster of 201
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. >> even a modest rise, have dramatic impacts on humankind. >> how is it changing the way you live today? techknow... every saturday, go where science meets humanity... >> this is some of the best driving i've ever done... even though i can't see. >> techknow... >> we're here in the vortex... only on al jazeera america real reporting that brings you the world. >> this is a pretty dangerous trip. >> security in beirut is tight. >> more reporters. >> they don't have the resources to take the fight to al shabaab. >> more bureaus, more stories. >> this is where the typhoon came ashore. giving you a real global perspective like no other can. >> al jazeera, nairobi. >> on the turkey-syria border. >> venezuela. >> beijing. >> kabul. >> hong kong. >> ukraine. >> the artic. real reporting from around the world. this is what we do. al jazeera america. consider this: the news of the day plus so much more. >> we begin with the government shutdown. >> answers to the questions no one else will ask. >> it seems like they can't agree to anything in washington no matter what. >> antonio mora, award winni
. >> even a modest rise, have dramatic impacts on humankind. >> how is it changing the way you live today? techknow... every saturday, go where science meets humanity... >> this is some of the best driving i've ever done... even though i can't see. >> techknow... >> we're here in the vortex... only on al jazeera america real reporting that brings you the world. >> this is a pretty dangerous trip. >> security in beirut is tight. >> more reporters....
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. >> even a modest rise, have dramatic impacts on humankind. >> how is it changing the way you live today? techknow... every saturday, go where science meets humanity... >> this is some of the best driving i've ever done... even though i can't see. >> techknow... >> we're here in the vortex... only on al jazeera america >> every saturday, al jazeera america brings you conversations you won't find anywhere else... >> your'e listening because you wanna see what happen... >> get your damn education... >> talk to al jazeera only on al jazeera america >> oh my... al jazeera america. we understand that every news story begins and ends with people. >> the efforts are focused on rescuing stranded residents. >> we pursue that story beyond the headline, pass the spokesperson, to the streets. >> thousands of riot police deployed across the capital. >> we put all of our global resources behind every story. >> it is a scene of utter devastation. >> and follow it no matter where it leads - all the way to you. al jazeera america, take a new look at news. next. >> today's data dive looks at locations, lo
. >> even a modest rise, have dramatic impacts on humankind. >> how is it changing the way you live today? techknow... every saturday, go where science meets humanity... >> this is some of the best driving i've ever done... even though i can't see. >> techknow... >> we're here in the vortex... only on al jazeera america >> every saturday, al jazeera america brings you conversations you won't find anywhere else... >> your'e listening because you wanna...
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. >> even a modest rise, have dramatic impacts on humankind. >> how is it changing the way you live today? techknow... every saturday, go where science meets humanity... >> this is some of the best driving i've ever done... even though i can't see. >> techknow... >> we're here in the vortex... only on al jazeera america >> with immigration reform stalled in congress the white house announced more modest policy changes this week including allowing spouses of highly skilled temporary immigrants to work in the u.s. the issue is deeply personal for our next guest. jose antonio vargas outed himself as an undocumented immigrant. for a new documentary. >> immigration is a story and here is my story. my grandparents illegally immigrated from the philippines in the 1980s. my grandfather decided he was going to get his grandson to come to america. one morning my suitcase was packed. i was 12. it's been 18 years since i've seen my mother. so i'm launching a whole campaign about what it means to be an american and the fact that i am an american. there are 11 million undocumented people in this countr
. >> even a modest rise, have dramatic impacts on humankind. >> how is it changing the way you live today? techknow... every saturday, go where science meets humanity... >> this is some of the best driving i've ever done... even though i can't see. >> techknow... >> we're here in the vortex... only on al jazeera america >> with immigration reform stalled in congress the white house announced more modest policy changes this week including allowing spouses of...
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. >> even a modest rise, have dramatic impacts on humankind. >> how is it changing the way you live today? techknow... every saturday, go where science meets humanity... >> this is some of the best driving i've ever done... even though i can't see. >> techknow... >> we're here in the vortex... only on al jazeera america be. >> how did a mexican american community living on a dirt road in small town illinois give more men to fight and die in world war ii and korea, than any other area in the country? eight of them were killed in combat. >> a communities of immigrants working in fields and on the railroad expansion, these families faced startling racism and segregation but refused to have their lives defined by it. they were tail gunners, pilots paratroopers soldiers and more. fighting in jungles, mountains forests, three were heroes and they were sons. >> joining me from miami, is pulitzer prize winning author be, how one small mexican american community gave so much in are world war ii and korea. carlos, what made you write a book about it? >> it's funny antonio. it started with a passing
. >> even a modest rise, have dramatic impacts on humankind. >> how is it changing the way you live today? techknow... every saturday, go where science meets humanity... >> this is some of the best driving i've ever done... even though i can't see. >> techknow... >> we're here in the vortex... only on al jazeera america be. >> how did a mexican american community living on a dirt road in small town illinois give more men to fight and die in world war ii and...
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. >> even a modest rise, have dramatic impacts on humankind. >> how is it changing the way you live today? techknow... every saturday, go where science meets humanity... >> this is some of the best driving i've ever done... even though i can't see. >> techknow... >> we're here in the vortex... only on al jazeera america >> and now a snapshot of stories making headlines on "america tonight." new steps against change. president obama says energy efficiency that will save billions of dollars and slow climate change. more than 300 companies have pledged to go solar. >> dec parsons will be boss, until a permanent ceo is found. the nba banged richard sterling for life and fined him $2.5 million for his racist remarks. >>> secretary-general ban ki-moon, met with pope francis, must be done with out with generosity and with courage. >>> international campaign to bring back our girls. the teen aged students who were kidnapped by the extreme it's group boko haram. they will head up the border state to follow the girls from chibak to the northeast of the country. now almost a month since the close to
. >> even a modest rise, have dramatic impacts on humankind. >> how is it changing the way you live today? techknow... every saturday, go where science meets humanity... >> this is some of the best driving i've ever done... even though i can't see. >> techknow... >> we're here in the vortex... only on al jazeera america >> and now a snapshot of stories making headlines on "america tonight." new steps against change. president obama says energy...
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. >> even a modest rise, have dramatic impacts on humankind. >> how is it changing the way you live today? techknow... every saturday, go where science meets humanity... >> this is some of the best driving i've ever done... even though i can't see. >> techknow... >> we're here in the vortex... only on al jazeera america >> more than 25 million middle classme class americans are living paycheck to paycheck. we're tracking three families who personify that sobering statistic. tonight we're focusing on the sabinos who feel like they're one step away from economic disaster. >> the car is not turning over. i don't believe this. i'm going to scream in two seconds. >> reporter: diane and phil sabino live in constant state of financial fear. >> if something is going to happen, how are we going to pay that. >> the potential setback is averted when the car starts, but they have good reason to be on edge. >> we get hits from all different angles of things you're not prepared for. >> diane's hours at the school cafeteria were cut back. >> i'm out $80 per paycheck, so that hurts. >> reporter: diane al
. >> even a modest rise, have dramatic impacts on humankind. >> how is it changing the way you live today? techknow... every saturday, go where science meets humanity... >> this is some of the best driving i've ever done... even though i can't see. >> techknow... >> we're here in the vortex... only on al jazeera america >> more than 25 million middle classme class americans are living paycheck to paycheck. we're tracking three families who personify that...
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. >> even a modest rise, have dramatic impacts on humankind. >> how is it changing the way you live today? techknow... every saturday, go where science meets humanity... >> this is some of the best driving i've ever done... even though i can't see. >> techknow... >> we're here in the vortex... only on al jazeera america violence corruption and poverty. that's guy nearia in the news today. but it's much more. it's a an economic powerhouse and global investors want to get in on the action. isle explain. also underwater mortgages in america. my year long look continues. plus inside america's drone zones. see where they are testing technology that could one day deliver packages or even a piazza right to your door. "real money." ♪
. >> even a modest rise, have dramatic impacts on humankind. >> how is it changing the way you live today? techknow... every saturday, go where science meets humanity... >> this is some of the best driving i've ever done... even though i can't see. >> techknow... >> we're here in the vortex... only on al jazeera america violence corruption and poverty. that's guy nearia in the news today. but it's much more. it's a an economic powerhouse and global investors want...
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. >> even a modest rise, have dramatic impacts on humankind. >> how is it changing the way you live today? techknow... every saturday, go where science meets humanity... >> this is some of the best driving i've ever done... even though i can't see. >> techknow... >> we're here in the vortex... only on al jazeera america . >>> warren buffet occupies his own place in the pantheon of the world's richest people. many regular people like the 83-year-old billionaire. one reason is his company, berkshire hathaway, helped small investors score big returns. since warren buffet took over the country in 1965, berkshire's stock delivered gains - if you reinvested the gains - of 19.7", compared to 9.8% of the s&p 500. recently berkshire's stock performance hasn't been as stellar, i'll talk about that with a long-term shareholder. think of berkshire hathaway as a fund holding huge stakes in many companies like geico, candies, heinz. and companies that are not household names, medical protective and others. another reason is the stock price trading at $189,800 a share, but that doesn't mean you have to
. >> even a modest rise, have dramatic impacts on humankind. >> how is it changing the way you live today? techknow... every saturday, go where science meets humanity... >> this is some of the best driving i've ever done... even though i can't see. >> techknow... >> we're here in the vortex... only on al jazeera america . >>> warren buffet occupies his own place in the pantheon of the world's richest people. many regular people like the 83-year-old...
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. >> even a modest rise, have dramatic impacts on humankind. >> how is it changing the way you live today? techknow... every saturday, go where science meets humanity... >> this is some of the best driving i've ever done... even though i can't see. >> techknow... >> we're here in the vortex... only on al jazeera america vé >> on real money with ali velshi, a yearlong series, america's vanishing middle class... >> i'm on a mission, that i have to keep this business going... >> three families struggling every day >> we had to pull the whole retirement fund... >> real stories... real people... real advice... >> you need to pay the water bill, if you don't pay it, we're shutting your water off in a half hour >> how will you survive? >> the stakes are so high... >> america's middle class: rebuilding the dream on real money with ali velshi on al jazeera america >> and now a snapshot of stories making head lines on "america tonight." scientists raising the alarm over a disease once thought to be eradicated across the world. polio an international public health emergency. there are at least outb
. >> even a modest rise, have dramatic impacts on humankind. >> how is it changing the way you live today? techknow... every saturday, go where science meets humanity... >> this is some of the best driving i've ever done... even though i can't see. >> techknow... >> we're here in the vortex... only on al jazeera america vé >> on real money with ali velshi, a yearlong series, america's vanishing middle class... >> i'm on a mission, that i have to keep...
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. >> even a modest rise, have dramatic impacts on humankind. >> how is it changing the way you live today? techknow... every saturday, go where science meets humanity... >> this is some of the best driving i've ever done... even though i can't see. >> techknow... >> we're here in the vortex... only on al jazeera america >> and join the conversation online @ajamstream. >>> last week president obama and democrats cried foul when senate republicans blocked a measure to raise the minimum wage, lost in the talk is a provision that would benefit 3.3 million waiters, bartenders, hairdressers and others that live off of the tipsment the national tipping average is 19%. they can vary wildly, depending on the restaurant. many tipped workers make about $5 more than hour. some think we should do away with tipping and pay people fair wages. here is david shuster with the latest on america's economy. >> are you set there? >> yes, we are. >> change out of $40. >> cashing out each night paul paz considers himself lucky to be a waiter in oregon. >> there's six states in the united states in my business th
. >> even a modest rise, have dramatic impacts on humankind. >> how is it changing the way you live today? techknow... every saturday, go where science meets humanity... >> this is some of the best driving i've ever done... even though i can't see. >> techknow... >> we're here in the vortex... only on al jazeera america >> and join the conversation online @ajamstream. >>> last week president obama and democrats cried foul when senate republicans...